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New York (CNN) - Romeo Santos made history on Saturday night, becoming the first Latin artist to fill a concert at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
The King of Bachata performed a show with sold out tickets for a crowd of more than 80,000, his representatives said, singing for more than four hours in "Utopia, the concert."
Santos also announced that MetLife Stadium said its show was the highest grossing individual concert in the history of the stadium, a record previously held by the Irish group U2.
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The Bronx-born artist's show celebrated his latest album, "Utopia," which was released in April. The album pays tribute to the classic bachata artists who inspired Santos when he began his career in the 1990s.
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🙏 # UT🌍PIA
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At the concert, Santos shared the spotlight with some of those artists, many of whom appear in "Utopia." He took out bachateros like RaulĂn RodrĂguez, Elvis MartĂnez and Luis Vargas, as well as stars like Ozuna, Wisin and Yandel and Cardi B, who helped close the show.
A highlight of the night was the meeting of Romeo Santos on stage with his former teammates from the Aventura band, the New York bachata group that broke up in 2011. After the group broke up, Santos continued his career in lonely.
Santos said he felt stunned by the amount of fans that came out.
"I have no words to express how I feel tonight," he told the crowd.
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Not only did @romeosantos have a record breaking show at MetLife Stadium but he sang over 4 HOURS, and the parade of guest artists was insane… Zacarias Ferreira, Raulin Rodriguez, Wisin and Yandel, Luis Vargas, Elvis Martinez, Kiko Rodriguez, Ozuna, Adventure & Cardi B !!!!! (And Im sure Im missing some) #Utopia #Latinos #OrgulloDominicano #KingOfBachata
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The historic night was not the first for Romeo Santos. In 2014, he became the first solo Latin artist to lead a concert at Yankee Stadium in New York.
MarĂa Santana, of CNN, contributed to this report.
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